The reason why he was so anxious was that on the one hand he was concerned about his eldest son, and on the other hand he was eager to leave the trapped place of Nandu City.

After all, the Marquis of Jingnan is still guilty, and according to His Majesty's wishes, Zhang Jinghong can only take him back to the capital.

As long as Cihang Temple is unwilling to treat Jin'er, Zhang Jinghong will probably be reluctant to return to Beijing.

Zhang on the side was also a little nervous.

She paid such a high price to cripple Pei Jin. Now if the abbot of Cihang Temple could cure him in such a short time, all her efforts would be in vain.

After this incident, the direct branch of the Zhang family will be more or less vigilant, and it will be even more difficult to take action in the future.

But no matter how unwilling she was in her heart, she dared not show it. She could only pray secretly that the Cihang Temple would not be ungrateful.

Not knowing whether the gods or Buddhas heard her prayers, Zhang Jinghong shook his head in shame and told her about the latest developments that not only did Teacher Qiao fail to accomplish his goal, but also left a worse impression on Cihang Temple.

Pei Xiao's face suddenly darkened, and he didn't know what he was thinking. After a long while, he said in a gloomy tone:

"The Cihang Temple really doesn't take the Zhang family and the Jingnan Marquis' Mansion seriously! If they don't accept my offer, they will be punished... I think it's better to go all out and bring people to tie the temple master to the boat before leaving. When she is in our hands, how dare she not punish Jin Ge'er?"

If they delay any longer, the canal will freeze over, and they don't have time to waste with Cihang Temple.

Zhang's eyes lit up:

"My Lord, this is a good idea!"

Unfortunately, Zhang Jinghong on the side immediately rejected it.

"No! The Cihang Temple master's methods are too mysterious and he has a bad temper. What if he dies together with Brother Jin? What should we do?"

"We can't risk Jin'er's body just to vent our anger!"

He also sternly warned the two, "Before Jin Ge'er is cured, no one can offend Cihang Temple again! Otherwise, I will think that you deliberately don't want the best for Jin Ge'er!"

Pei Xiao has always been a favored child of heaven, but he was reprimanded so rudely by his uncle. He felt very embarrassed and kept silent with a gloomy face.

Zhang quickly tried to smooth things over and the atmosphere finally eased.

Zhang then spoke:

"Uncle, big brother, I have a stupid idea, I wonder if it will work?"

During the days she was waiting for a reply from her teacher Qiao, she had gone through many strategies in her mind.

The simplest way, of course, was to instigate Zhang Jinghong and Pei Xiao to attack Cihang Temple violently in anger, thus completely cutting off the possibility of Cihang Temple treating Pei Jin.

But this method had been rejected by Zhang Jinghong, so she could only use the more roundabout strategy she had thought of before.

"Tell me about it." Zhang Jinghong said.

Zhang narrated:

"Brother, didn't you say before that according to the rules of Cihang Temple, we can actually move the temple master with sincerity and ask her to help the believers."

"Although our mansion has a grudge against Cihang Temple, it is not a big deal. Lord, you can take the rest of the people and my elder brother back to the capital to settle down first. I will stay in Nandu with Jin'er and go there to apologize and pray every day, and slowly use my sincerity to influence Cihang Temple. After Jin'er is cured, you can come and pick us up!"

Pei Xiao and Zhang Jinghong looked at each other and saw approval on each other's faces.

"This is too unfair to Madam."

Pei Xiao was somewhat touched.

Zhang quickly shook her head:

"As long as I can relieve Master Bo's worries and help Brother Jin get better, I am willing to do anything!"

Zhang Jinghong also looked gentle:

"Thank you for your hard work, sister!"

Seeing that the two of them agreed to her plan smoothly, Zhang couldn't help but sneer in her heart.

It seems that God is helping her.

In this way, not only would she no longer have to worry about Pei Jin's poisoning being exposed after returning to Beijing, but she could also take advantage of the opportunity to stay alone with Pei Jin in Nandu to completely eliminate Pei Jin and prevent future troubles.

At that time, it would be completely reasonable for her to blame Pei Jin's death directly on Cihang Temple.

Having lost their only grandson, how could her aunt and uncle not hate Cihang Temple to death and fight it to the death?

By then, she wouldn't have to do anything herself to avenge the humiliation she inflicted on Cihang Temple. Wouldn't that be killing three birds with one stone, perfect!

Thinking of this, Zhang was very happy to show her sincerity in front of the two of them.

She actually started preparing offerings the next day, saying that since she was going to leave Nandu now anyway, the government office would no longer care about the comings and goings of people from the Jingnan Marquis's Mansion. She could disguise herself and keep a low profile, and go to the mountain to burn incense, offer sacrifices, and worship to apologize as soon as possible.

This might allow Brother Jin to receive treatment from the temple master sooner.

Pei Xiao felt that Zhang was more and more sensible and kind, so he got up early on the third day and personally sent Zhang to the carriage.

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